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#Wilderness50!  The Gila Wilderness:

Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway – Riding Beneath Cliffs in the Gila Wilderness

Packing along the Gila River, the traveler pauses to sense the quiet on this riverside campground below jagged tan cliffs.

Location: New Mexico (33.183° N 108.207° W)
Status: Public domain. Photo by Joe Burgess

The Gila Wilderness of New Mexico – the first wilderness area to be protected under the Wilderness Act and just one of the many images of wilderness areas to be found in National Archives holdings. 

(Submitted by usnatarchives!)

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For #Wilderness50, usnatarchives submitted this great photo of the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico to todaysdocument.  Share your favorite wilderness with the #Wilderness50 tag!

Not quite the Chiricahuas, but close enough.